Dan Marino’s 26 year old record threatened by Philip Rivers
Dan Marino, who played for Miami Dolphins has been one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the history of the National Football League (NFL), holding or having held almost every major passing record of NFL.
Despite the fact that he never played in Super Bowl which is the championship game of NFL, he is known as one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football history. Dan Marino’s single-season NFL record of 5,084 yards that he set in 1984 can be eclipsed.
Multiple quarterbacks have been on pace to shatter Dan Marino’s passing record during the last 26 years. They ultimately failed to break.
Philip Rivers is one of the San Diego Chargers’ prolific Quarterbacks (QBs). Philip Rivers might be the one to finally go the distance and replace Dan Marino in that valued spot in the history of NFL which will make this season totally different from the
previous seasons.
Among the best quarterbacks of NFL, Philip Rivers has a career passer rating of 97.3 which ranks him as an all time number one, as of Week 11 of the 2010 season. Philip Rivers has also proven himself as an elite QB with regular season starting quarterback
winning percentage (.689) which ranks him fourth among the best QBs of the National Football League.
Rivers has thrown for 2,944 yards through the first nine games of the season 2010, that bettered the old NFL mark of 2,580 yards by Dan Fouts (San Diego Chargers’ Ex-Quarterback) in 1982.Rivers is reaching an average of more than 311 yards per game tying
his career high from the last season that Projects 5,234 yards for a 16-game season. This will surely surpass Dan Marino's record of 5,084 yards.
The quarterback's numbers overall to this point are getting incredible. Rivers has set up significant numbers because he hasn't had all of his receivers available in this season. Vincent Jackson (Rivers’ Number one receiver) sat out through week 11 in a
contract dispute, and three-game suspensions imposed by the team. Malcom Floyd and Legedu Naanee who are also Rivers’ top wide outs, have missed their three and four games, respectively, because of the injuries.
Some other reasons that enhance Rivers’ Chances to break the Marino’s Record are:
During this season’s final six weeks, San Diego Chargers will fight until season’s end. The Chargers’ effort will be just to reach the playoffs. Rivers will save himself for the playoffs by sitting out at least a half during the season’s end weeks. That
maximizes his chances for the success. By comparing the Rivers' stats to the Dan Marino's stats we come to know interesting facts. Rivers has accomplished 65.2 percent of his passes so far in season 2010 while Marino had completed 64.2 percent of his passes in 1984. Rivers has another incredible
accomplishment that he is on the pace to attempt 564.8 passes with 353 attempts so far which will surpass Marino’s 564 passes in 1984 (Most in NFL). Rivers seems to have the inside track to pursue Marino’s record.
In the end, Rivers intends to break Marino’s all time record. No quarterback in the history of NFL has ever had such inducement to chase a record. Superstars like Brady and Peyton Manning who broke Marino's record last decade are still ranked ahead of Rivers
despite Rivers’ stellar numbers over the last three seasons. By breaking this record, Rivers will prove himself to be one of the most prolific quarterbacks.
When Rivers is on, the Chargers can be unstoppable. If he cracks Marino’s 5,084 yards record, he will be a part of the group that includes Marino and ex- teammate Drew Brees. If Rivers continues to pursue Marino’s record then it will bring victory to The
San Diego Chargers and in the end of the season 2010, Rivers and the Chargers will be celebrating another division crown.
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